Sodden spring spells uncertainty for Minn. crop prices
Minnesota farmers might be looking at a financial squeeze this year. The wet spring has eliminated drought in much of the Corn Belt, suggesting a big crop could be on the way. That’s helping drive down prices below the breakeven level for a lot of producers. Wednesday, May, 28, 2014 - Minnesota Public Radio News - News

Corn up, prices down
It’s been two years since a devastating drought withered crops in the U.S. and sent the price of corn skyrocketing.
Now, U.S. farmers, including those in South Dakota, are preparing to harvest what is expected to be a massive corn crop for the second year in a row, even as the price of corn has tumbled to a level far below where it was a year ago. Tuesday, July, 15, 2014 - Forum News Service - News

Rise in ag land prices slows
Upper Midwest agriculturalists have wondered when the big, multi-year run-up in farmland prices will end, or at least slow. A new study in South Dakota indicates the upturn might be running out of steam. Monday, June, 16, 2014 - Agweek - News

From cattle to corn, crude oil dive ripples through farm economy
The lowest energy prices since 2009, which have already benefited transport, retail and industrial companies, are giving farmers a boost just as the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts their incomes will plunge 32 percent this year. Tuesday, February, 17, 2015 - Reuters - News

Beef quality trumps price
For many years, good value meant low price and acceptable quality. But some time in the last 10 years, consumer studies began to show quality trumps price when shopping for beef. The higher beef prices trended, the more important quality became. Monday, December, 22, 2014 - - News

Farmers face lower prices
As the 2013 corn crop was being planted, futures prices were above $6 per bushel with an occasional bump above $7. Traders were concerned that the planting problems farmers were experiencing would result in reduced production. By the end of July, with fewer concerns about the size of the corn crop, the price dropped below $5. Monday, May, 12, 2014 - Agweek - News

Flax prices strong
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Flax was the only prairie crop to be larger this year than in 2013, yet prices remain stubbornly strong. You can probably find $12.50 to $13 per bushel. That’s below the five-year average price, but above the nine-year average. Monday, December, 01, 2014 - Agweek - News

Flax prices down
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Flax prices, like those for every other prairie crop, have already come down hard. Prices had been about $15 per bushel a year ago. Supplies were tight and demand was firm. The carryout as of July 2013 was only 71,000 metric tons, which is pretty tight for the world’s largest flax producer. Monday, March, 17, 2014 - Agweek - News

Tumbling grain prices, no crash in farmland
CHICAGO — David Fullington paid a “ridiculous” price of $13,600 an acre for a 200-acre farm in Illinois within the past year and says he and his partners would probably bid again for prime land that is in tight supply, despite tumbling grain prices. Monday, September, 22, 2014 - - News

World food price decline slows in October
World food prices edged lower in October, after a series of sharp declines, as prices of oils and sugar rose while dairy and meat prices fell, the UN’s food agency says.
The Food and Agriculture Organization’s price index, which measures monthly price changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar, averaged 192.3 points in October, down 0.2 percent from September. Thursday, November, 06, 2014 - - News

World food prices fall in January, unlikely to rally
World food prices are unlikely to rise much from their four-year slump as long as high production, low oil prices and limited import demand continue, according to a senior economist for the United Nations food agency. Thursday, February, 05, 2015 - Reuters - News

Mustard prices decent
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Mustard markets have probably worked better than any other through the winter. Prices have stayed at decent levels, maybe not as high as you’d like, but far closer to year ago levels than wheat or canola. Monday, March, 24, 2014 - Agweek - News

Canary prices higher
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Canary prices have been quietly percolating higher since last spring, including a cent or so this January. Supply continues to shrink with the 2013 crop smaller than 2012 and the 2014 crop smaller yet again. AgCanada projects that Canada will run out of canary again this year, just as it did last year. Monday, February, 02, 2015 - Agweek - News

FAO: World food prices at near four-year low in August
World food prices in August hit their lowest since September 2010 as prices of all major food groups except meat fell, led by a sharp decline in dairy prices, the UN’s food agency says. Thursday, September, 11, 2014 - - News